Scone trainer Jeremy Gask was not surprised by Weather Channel's breathtaking win at the most recent Newcastle meeting and he is confident the six-year-old can go back to back on the same track on Easter Saturday. On March 31 at this track, Weather Channel with Samantha Clenton aboard, settled last in a field of 12 over the 1200-metre trip. He ran onto heels at the 700m point and the gelding was still last looking for a split between runners inside the 200m. Clenton took Weather Channel to the outside of the field but was still last inside the final 100m and he sprouted wings to claim the leaders and win by a head over We Could Be Heroes. On Saturday, the former South Australian galloper will contest the 1200m benchmark 70 handicap with Clenton aboard and he has come up with the rails barrier. Gask said Weather Channel had to be ridden for luck. "This horse is very talented, but he only has a short sharp sprint and he has to be smothered up in his races," Gask said. "The win at Newcastle was incredible but I wasn't surprised because he is a horse that can produce a sprint like he did. "Weather Channel has been placed in three Highways and he has been unlucky a number of times. "I tried to stretch him out over longer trips last prep, but that didn't work and I am convinced he is essentially a sprinter. "He should race a bit closer this week from that barrier but he has to be held up and let loose late. "There looks to be speed in the race and Weather Channel needs a good tempo." Gask, originally from South Australia, trained in England for 10 years before relocating to Scone two years ago. He trains exclusively for Mike Abdullah, who owns the Scone property, and Gask looks after his weanlings and mares. Mark Newnham's Pierro filly Soul Purpose is ready to break through for a win in the 1850m maiden handicap. Having contested both of her two career starts at Newcastle, she was a close fourth over a similar trip in a stronger race here on March 31. Newnham's apprentice Tom Sherry will claim two kilograms and with 54kg on her back, she will be hard to hold out. Paul Perry's in-form stayer Into The Oblivion has bright prospects in the 1850m benchmark 64 handicap. The four-year-old has won his past three starts, at Newcastle, Port Macquarie and Taree. He stormed home from way back to win running away on this track on March 31 and is another good mount for Clenton on Saturday. Veteran Randwick trainer Les Bridge will send the promising I Am Invincible filly Madam Legend to Newcastle, where she will contest a 1200m fillies and mares maiden plate. The filly has not raced since October when beaten four lengths by the talented Brandenburg on the Kensington track. She was placed In her only other start, at Hawkesbury in September.

Scone trainer Jeremy Gask was not surprised by Weather Channel's breathtaking win at the most recent Newcastle meeting and he is confident the six-year-old can go back to back on the same track on Easter Saturday.

On March 31 at this track, Weather Channel with Samantha Clenton aboard, settled last in a field of 12 over the 1200-metre trip.

He ran onto heels at the 700m point and the gelding was still last looking for a split between runners inside the 200m.

Clenton took Weather Channel to the outside of the field but was still last inside the final 100m and he sprouted wings to claim the leaders and win by a head over We Could Be Heroes.

On Saturday, the former South Australian galloper will contest the 1200m benchmark 70 handicap with Clenton aboard and he has come up with the rails barrier.

Gask said Weather Channel had to be ridden for luck.

"This horse is very talented, but he only has a short sharp sprint and he has to be smothered up in his races," Gask said. "The win at Newcastle was incredible but I wasn't surprised because he is a horse that can produce a sprint like he did.

"Weather Channel has been placed in three Highways and he has been unlucky a number of times.

"I tried to stretch him out over longer trips last prep, but that didn't work and I am convinced he is essentially a sprinter.

"He should race a bit closer this week from that barrier but he has to be held up and let loose late.

"There looks to be speed in the race and Weather Channel needs a good tempo."

Gask, originally from South Australia, trained in England for 10 years before relocating to Scone two years ago.

He trains exclusively for Mike Abdullah, who owns the Scone property, and Gask looks after his weanlings and mares.

Mark Newnham's Pierro filly Soul Purpose is ready to break through for a win in the 1850m maiden handicap.

Having contested both of her two career starts at Newcastle, she was a close fourth over a similar trip in a stronger race here on March 31.

Newnham's apprentice Tom Sherry will claim two kilograms and with 54kg on her back, she will be hard to hold out.

Paul Perry's in-form stayer Into The Oblivion has bright prospects in the 1850m benchmark 64 handicap.

The four-year-old has won his past three starts, at Newcastle, Port Macquarie and Taree.

He stormed home from way back to win running away on this track on March 31 and is another good mount for Clenton on Saturday.

Veteran Randwick trainer Les Bridge will send the promising I Am Invincible filly Madam Legend to Newcastle, where she will contest a 1200m fillies and mares maiden plate.

The filly has not raced since October when beaten four lengths by the talented Brandenburg on the Kensington track.